Breaks in continuity of care and the rural senior transferred for medical care under regionalisation
Continuity of care, defined as the patient experiencing coherent care over time and place, is challenged when a rural senior with multiple medical problems is transferred to a regional hospital for acute care. From an illustrative case of an older patient with pneumonia and atrial fibrillation, we c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2003-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Integrated Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijic.org/index.php/ijic/article/view/85 |